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Historical Event on 4/3/1999

Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2E), fifth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has multipurpose communication & meteorological capabilities. This is still in use. Launched by European launch vehicle Ariane, ISRO has leased eleven 36 MHz equivalent units of C-band capacity on board to INTELSAT organisation.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/22/1946Curfew imposed till 9 p.m. by the British in Bombay as rioting and looting continued for the second day.
2/23/1908Maharaj Kumar Raghubir Sinh, famous Hindi writer and historian, was born.
12/27/1929Jawaharlal Nehru hoists the national flag at the All India National Congress session held in Lahore. They resolved for ""Purna Swaraj"" (complete independence) on the instance of Gandhiji, the Viceroy of India that time was Lord Irwin.
6/1/1997Union Minister for Forests and Environment, Prof. Saifuddin Soz announces Rs. 9 crore central package for afforestation and eco-development in J&K.
4/10/1982Mahatma Gandhi Road Bridge at Patna started by Indira Gandhi.
10/10/1964Gurbachan Singh Randhawa sets record for 110m Her. in 14.09s at Tokyo.
4/23/1795East India Company gave Warren Hastings a grant of the money and he was honourably acquitted of the charges.
9/23/1997India win Sahara Cup Cricket series by 4-1 victory over Pakistan.
7/8/199125 tonnes of gold moved to London from India to raise $ 200 million loan.
5/1/1981Sindhudurga district was formed in Maharashtra State.